It looks like a tube made of glass but it’s actually aluminum. Well, aluminum with an asterisk beside it — this is not elemental aluminum but rather a material made using it. We got onto the buzz ...

Scientists at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) have for the first time 3D-printed transparent glass at room temperature. This new 3D printing method can offer not only transparent ...

Solar energy is one of the most promising solutions for effective power generation, and it has been in the market for a long time. However, traditional solar panels have some drawbacks regarding ...

Scientists have designed ‘transparent wood’ that could replace conventional glass in windows. The innovation was developed using wood from the balsa tree, which is native to South and Central America, ...

The ins and outs of glass recycling aren’t always so clear. Glass bottles get broken when they’re recycled, but you don’t want to break them too soon. Other types of glass should not be recycled with ...